Here you could say all three sides are bad. You got the Egyptian military, which has got the country pretty much under martial law; you got the Egyptian liberals who are now shamelessly supporting the military; and you got the Muslim Brotherhood, who kinda did have this coming when they excluded all the other parties from the legislative process, and then claimed that they represented "the Revolution" when they actually sat on the sidelines when the Egyptian liberals were turning out in droves in Tahrir Square.

I thought the Republican yarn was that Obama enabled the Muslim Brotherhood to get in power and therefore he is a very bad person. Does this now mean they thank him for finally turning Egypt against the Muslim Brotherhood? Smart money is on "no".

Son of Thunder:I_C_Weener: cryinoutloud: I don't know who I'm supposed to be rooting for now, so

Both sides are Bad! Kill em all!

Vote Republican?

Don't worry, I'm sure someone in this thread will find a way to make this all about US partisan politics.

In related news: It seems that since Kenya was attacked in a mall by terrorists, our servicemen are now targeting THAT terrorist group in places totally unrelated to either one of the wars we currently have running.

So, it's not much of a stratch to see where our government finds an excuse to get involved anywhere and anyhow they see fit.

Son of Thunder:I_C_Weener: cryinoutloud: I don't know who I'm supposed to be rooting for now, so

Both sides are Bad! Kill em all!

Vote Republican?

Don't worry, I'm sure someone in this thread will find a way to make this all about US partisan politics.

It's all about proportion. Both sides ARE bad. The only reason we don't feel the Democrats sucking blood out of us like a tick is because the Republicans have decided to wear a plate gauntlet and fist us all without lube.

AngryDragon:Son of Thunder: I_C_Weener: cryinoutloud: I don't know who I'm supposed to be rooting for now, so

Both sides are Bad! Kill em all!

Vote Republican?

Don't worry, I'm sure someone in this thread will find a way to make this all about US partisan politics.

It's all about proportion. Both sides ARE bad. The only reason we don't feel the Democrats sucking blood out of us like a tick is because the Republicans have decided to wear a plate gauntlet and fist us all without lube.

And to finish my thought...

It's the same over in Egypt only they seem to be taking turns with the gauntlet.

Tyrone Slothrop:cryinoutloud: I don't know who I'm supposed to be rooting for now, so

Both sides are Bad! Kill em all!

Unfortunately Egyptians seem to have the choice between a military dictatorship or a religious dictatorship.

When we failed to stand up for Mubarak, or at least keep our mouth shut about what was going on, we made the rest of our allies over there very uneasy. They're almost all crappy dictatorships and the lack of the US to stand up for its interests sounded loudly with them. It's hard to have angels for allies when you're dealing in hell.

And the problem with this is...???? I saw a vid on Youtube, about 2 months ago, where 5 Shia guys were beat to death by a mob of Sunnis. I think large swaths of the Egyptian population could use some sense beat into them. Trying to reason with them, doesn't appear to be working, so maybe a nice scalp massage will help. Rinse and repeat, as necessary.